Display-rack and holder for ties, &amp;c.



No. 829,897. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906. G. E. SOHILLING. DISPLAY RACK AND HOLDER FORTIES, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21,.1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DISPLAY-RACK AND HOLDER FOR TIES, 81.0.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

Application filed August 21,1905. Serial No. 275,030.

"To all whom, it may concern:

' tion.

The object of my invention is to provide a holder for neckties, socks, or other light articles for display in stores Which will be convenient for the clerk or customer to handle and will keep the goods in place and at the same time exhibit in an attractive manner all the goods contained in the rackand which will be cheap to manufacture and which can also be easily kept clean from dirt and dust.

A further object is to provide such a display-rack as above described which while being adjustable as to its width to accommodate articles of different Widths will at all times remain the same in length.

Another object of my invention is to provide a display-rack which while embodying all of the above objects will be easy to handle or move about from one place to another upon a counter or show-case without disturbing the contents held therein.

The invention is based on the use of a com pound toggle or lazy-tongs as an adjustable support or base of the holder. As usually constructed such devices contract in length as they are widened.

My invention provides for widening the holder without any diminution in length. This is effected by the use of two lazy-tongs connected to the ends of the holder-standards in such manner that their outer ends remain the same distance apart in all positions, thus giving a base of constant length in all positions.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder partly extended. Fig. 2 is. a side view of one of the side members. Fig. 3 is an end view showing the holder loaded.

The display-rack and holder comprises two side members consisting of side bars 1, with retaining-standards 10 extending upwardly therefrom, and toggle-link devices or lazytongs 3 connecting said side members. Each side member 1 has pivot-bearings 9 fixed at mounted on the side members between the fixed pivotbearings.

'Each lazy-tongs 3 is formed of links 4 of equal length, pivoted at crossing or intersection points by pivots 5 and at their outer connecting-points by pivots 6 to form a series of toggles, the terminal links of the toggles projecting beyond the pivotal connection to one another and their projecting. ends being pivoted at 7 to brackets S on a fixed bearing or fixture 9 and on sleeve 9 on sidebars 1. The bearings 9 near the ends of bars 1 being fixed to said ,bars and the sleeves 9 being slidable along the bars, it results that as the bars 1 are moved toward or from one another the contraction orextension of the toggles will not change the position or distance apart of the outer end line or limit of the toggles, and the length of the base will therefore be invariable; but the inner ends of theatoggles move apart or together by the sliding of sleeves 9 on the bars 1. 'Two of the lazy tong links 4 are thus pivotally connected together at one end and are pivotally and permanently connected at their other ends to the respective side bars 1, and the other two links of the lazy-tongs are pivoted together at one end and extend across the first-named links and pivoted thereto at the points .of crossing, said last-named links having their other ends extending beyondthe crossingpoints and pivotally and slidably connected to the side members intermediate their length. This construction gives a base member for the stand which is not liable to sag, as each link therein is attached at one end to the side bars. In a stand of this nature the ends must necessarily be left open for the insertion of the goods, and it is impossible therefore to brace the standards between the upper portions'thereof, so that the stiffnesssecured by the above-described construction of the base member is essential to prevent tipping in of the standards under the weight of the goods. The fact that the links extend beyond their crossing-points to pivotallyconnect with the side members is of importance, since if the pivotal connection were at the intersection of the; links the outer end of the links would move in and out when the lazy-. tongs are adjusted and shorten or lengthen the base.

Each side member consists of a single piece of wire or bar having a straight body portion 55 each end thereof and two sleeves 9 slidably l 1 and bent up, over, and down at each end to.

form two inverted-U-shaped standards 10, serving as handles for the device, the inner ends of these bends entering sleeves or collars 11, fast on the part 1.

12 designates soft-rubber blocks fastened to pivots 7 on brackets 8, fixed to bars 1, serving as cushioning pads or feet to prevent marring or scratching the support on which the device is placed.

In using the holder it is adjusted by pressing the side bars toward or from each other until it is of the right width. The goods to be displayedfor example, ties, socks, gloves, &c.are placed, as shown in Fig. 3, on the base formed by the toggle members 3, between the side retaining-standards 10. The adjustment to fit the goods may be made either before or after the goods are inserted. The slidable sleeves 9 also serve as friction devices to retain the side members at the desired width. It will be observed that the sleeves 9, being pivoted to the movable ends of the links 4, are free to cant or bind upon the side members 1, thus holding the lazytong links from too free a movement.

I prefer to construct the side retainingstandards as shown in the drawings, thereby providing the inverted-U-shaped form, as at 10 10, which provides handholds which enablesthe clerk or customer to lift the displayrack without inserting the fingers or hands underneath the goods to grasp the bottom of the rack.

What I claim is- 1. A display-rack and holder comprising side members with retaining-standards thereon extending above such side members, lazytongs connecting said side members, said lazy-tongs comprising two links with one of their ends pivoted together and their other ends pivotally and permanently attached to their respective side members near the ends of such side members, and two other links pivoted together at their ends and crossing the first-named two links and pivoted thereto at the points of crossing, their other ends projecting beyond such points of crossing, being pivotally and slidably connected to the side members intermediate their length.

2. A display-rack and holder comprising side members with retaining-standards thereon extending above such member, said standards being bent to form handles, lazy-tongs connecting said side members and each comprising links of equal length crossing and pivoted to one another, two of said links being pivotally connected together at one end, and extending beyond the points at which they cross the other links and pivotally connected at such extended parts to fixed parts of the said respective side members near the ends thereof, and the other two links being pivoted together at one end, and pivotally and slidably connected at their other ends to the side members intermediate the ends thereof, the space above the lazy' tongs being unobstructed at each end.

3. A display-rack and holder comprising side members with retainingstandards thereon extending above such side members, said standards being bent in U shape to form handles, lazy-tongs connecting said side members and consisting of links of equal length crossing and pivoted to one another, two of said links extending beyond the crossing-points of the members and being pivotally and permanently connected at such extended portions to the said side members near the ends thereof, two other links extending beyond the crossing-points and pivotally and slidably connected at such extended portions to the side members intermediate the ends thereof, the space above the lazy-tongs being unobstructed at each end, and rubber feet attached to the side members near the ends thereof.

4. A display-rack and holder comprising side members, each formed of a bar having its ends bent up over and down in U shape to form a combined standard and handle at each end of each side member, the inner end of each U-shaped handle being attached to the side member, fixtures attached to each side member nearthe end thereof, sleeves sliding on each side member at a point between the end fixtures and the middle of the side members, a link pivotally connected to each end fixture of each side member, the two said links at each end of the device being pivotally connected together at their inner ends, other links pivotally connected at their middle portions to the middle portions of the aforesaid links and having their outer ends pivotally connected together and their inner ends pivotally connected to the sliding sleeves aforesaid, the said links forming lazytongs to enable lateral adjustment of the base without variation in the length thereof.

5. A display-rack and holder comprising side members, each formed of a bar having its ends bent up over and down in U shape to form a combined standard and handle at each end of each side member, fixtures attached to each side member near the end thereof, sleeves sliding on each side member at a point between the end fixtures and the middle of the side members, a link pivotally connected to each end fixture of each side member, the two said links at each end of the device being pivotally connected together at their inner ends, other links pivotally connected at their middle portions to the middle portions of the aforesaid links and having their outer ends pivotally connected together and their inner ends pivotally connected to the sliding sleeves aforesaid, the said links forming lazy-tongs to enable lateral adjustment of the base without variation in the length thereof, and feet of cushioning material secured to the said end fixtures.

6. A display-rack and holder comprising side members, each formed of a bar having standards rising therefrom, fixtures attached to each side member near the end thereof, sleeves sliding on each side member at a point between the end fixtures and the middle of the side members, a link pivotally connected to each end fixture of each side member, the two said links at each end of the device being pivotally connected together at their inner ends, other links pivotally connected at their middle portions to the middle portions of the aforesaid links and having their outer ends pivotally connected together and their inner ends pivotally connected to the sliding sleeves aforesaid at the corresponding end of the device, the said links being of equal length and forming lazy-tongs to enable lateral adjustment of the base without variation in the length thereof.

7. A display-rack and holder comprising side members, each formed of a bar having standards rising therefrom, fixtures attached to each side member near the end thereof, sleeves sliding on each side member at a point between the end fixtures and the middle of the side members, a link pivotally connected to each end fixture of each side member, the two said links at each end of the device being of equal length and pivotally connected together at their inner ends, other links of e ual length pivotally connected at their mi dle portions to the middle portions of the aforesaid links and having their outer ends pivotally connected together and their inner ends pivotally connected to the sliding sleeves aforesaid at the corresponding end of the device, the said links forming lazy-tongs to enable lateral adjustment of the base Without variation in the length thereof, and feet of cushioning material secured to the said end fixtures.

8. A display-rack and holder comprising side members with retaining-standards thereon extending above such side members, each side member having pivot-bearings fixed at their respective ends and two sleeves slidably mounted on the side members between said fixed bearings, and a base connecting the side members and consisting of lazytongs, each lazy-tongs having link portions projecting beyond the pivotal connection of the links, one such projecting link portion being connected to one of the fixed. hearings on the side member and the other projecting link portion being pivoted at its end to one of the sliding sleeves, so as to maintain an invariable length for the base of the rack, while providing for variation in width thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Los Angeles, California, this 1 1th day of August, 1905.

CHARLES E. SOHILLING.

In presence of ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, j VERNA A. TALBERT. 

